Hå
{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name = Hå
|native_name =
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|former_name = Haa herred
|image_skyline = Brusandstrand.JPG
|image_caption = View of the Brusandstrand beach in Hå
|idnumber = 1119
|county = Rogaland
|district = Jæren
|capital = Varhaug
|established = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded = none
|disestablished = 1 Jan 1894
|succeeded = Nærbø and Varhaug municipalities
|established2 = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded2 = Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna municipalities
|demonym = Håbu
|language = Neutral
|coatofarms = Hå komm.svg
|webpage = www.ha.kommune.no
|mayor = Andreas Bjorland
|mayor_party = KrF
|mayor_as_of = 2023
|area_rank = 281
|area_total_km2 = 258.00
|area_land_km2 = 247.84
|area_water_km2 = 10.16
|area_water_percent = 3.9
|population_as_of = 2023
|population_rank = 67
|population_total = 19649
|population_density_km2 = 79.3
|population_increase = 11.4
|coordinates = {{coord|58|36|23|N|05|43|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6500873 |utm_easting = 0309748 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}
Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, Nærbø, Obrestad, Ogna, Sirevåg, and Vigrestad.
The {{convert|258|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 281st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hå is the 67th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 19,649. The municipality's population density is {{convert|79.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}
General information
The parish of Haa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1894, the municipality of Haa was dissolved and divided into two new municipalities: Nærbø (population: 1,806) and Varhaug (population: 1,801). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hå was recreated by merging of the neighboring municipalities of Nærbø (population: 3,926), Varhaug (population: 3,454), and Ogna (population: 1,470).{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}} In local politics, the divisions between the three previous municipalities remain very visible.
=Name=
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hå farm ({{langx|non|Háar}} or {{lang|non|Háir}}) where the local church priest's parsonage was located. The river running past this farm is similarly named the Hååna, meaning the "Hå river". It is not known if the river is named after the farm or vice versa. The meaning of the original name is uncertain. It is possible that it comes from the plural dative case of the word {{wikt-lang|non|há}} which means "aftergrass" (the grass that grows after the first crop has been cut down). Ti may also come from the word {{wikt-lang|non|hár}} which means "rowlock" (possibly referring to the shape of the headland on which the farm is located).{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=104 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Haa with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Hå, using the letter å instead.{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}
=Coat of arms=
The coat of arms was granted on 5 July 1991. The official blazon is "Sable, a winch stand argent." ({{langx|no|På svart grunn eit sølv vinsjestativ}}). This means the arms have a black field (background) and the charge is a winch stand. The winch stand has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. It is a special type of winch that has historically been used in this area to remove stones from the many farm fields. The arms were chosen to symbolize the hard living on the rocky soils of the municipality. A winch of this type (called a "{{lang|non|steinbukk}}") is used locally for the removal of large stones from the soil for agricultural purposes. It's three legs also represent the three previous municipalities of Nærbø, Varhaug, and Ogna that were merged to creat Hå in 1964. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hå |access-date=2023-07-02 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Hå, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-19.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1991-07-04 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-07-04-478 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}
=Churches=
The Church of Norway has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Hå. It is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Hå !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built | |||
rowspan="2"|Nærbø | Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 2005 |
Old Nærbø Church | Nærbø | 1834 | |
rowspan="1"|Ogna | Ogna Church | Ogna | 1250 |
rowspan="1"|Varhaug | Varhaug Church | Varhaug | 1904 |
Government
Hå Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.
=Municipal council=
The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hå is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}
|collapsed =
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|Høyre = 7
|INP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8
|Konservativt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty = Hå List
|otherparty_no = Hå-lista
|otherparty_number = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty = Hå List
|otherparty_no = Hå-lista
|otherparty_number = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Senterpartiet = 3
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number = 10
|otherparty1 = Common list for southern Hå
|otherparty_no1 = Samlingsliste for søre Hå
|otherparty_number1 = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/hå#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Senterpartiet = 3
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Høyre = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 5
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 5
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølista
|otherparty_number = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9
|Senterpartiet = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 1
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 9
|otherparty1 = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1 = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1 = 2
|otherparty2 = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2 = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2 = 1
|otherparty3 = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3 = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3 = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 1
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|DLF/V = 1
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 10
|otherparty1 = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1 = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1 = 4
|otherparty2 = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2 = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2 = 2
|otherparty3 = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3 = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3 = 2
|otherparty4 = Nærbø Non-partisan Common List
|otherparty_no4 = Nærbø Upolitiske Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number4 = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|DLF = 1
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 10
|otherparty1 = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1 = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1 = 7
|otherparty2 = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2 = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2 = 4
|otherparty3 = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3 = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3 = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 11
|otherparty1 = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1 = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1 = 5
|otherparty2 = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2 = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2 = 3
|otherparty3 = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3 = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3 = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 1
|Høyre = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|otherparty = Nærbø List
|otherparty_no = Nærbølisten
|otherparty_number = 14
|otherparty1 = Varhaug local list
|otherparty_no1 = Varhaug bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1 = 8
|otherparty2 = Vigrestad local list
|otherparty_no2 = Vigrestad bygdeliste
|otherparty_number2 = 5
|otherparty3 = Ogna local list
|otherparty_no3 = Ogna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number3 = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 5
|Høyre = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7
|Senterpartiet = 9
|Venstre = 2
|Local_Lists = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Venstre = 4
|Local_Lists = 26
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Hå
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|Local_Lists = 33
|}}
{{end div col}}
=Mayors=
The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hå (incomplete list - missing 1838-1894):{{Cite web |date=2019-11-07 |title=Liste over ordførarar i Hå |url=https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/tidlegare-ordforarar-i-ha/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Hå kommune |language=no}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
- 1964-1967: Erik Årsland (LL)
- 1968-1969: Erik P. Skretting (LL)
- 1970-1975: Kjell Lund (LL)
- 1976-1979: Kåre Sandve (KrF)
- 1980-1983: Gabriel S. Rimestad (LL)
- 1984-1985: Mindor Jelsa (LL)
- 1986-1987: Rasmus Pollestad (KrF)
- 1988-1989: Kjell Lund (Ap)
- 1990-1991: Eldar Odland (LL)
- 1992-1993: Ingvar Gausland (LL)
- 1994-1995: Tobias Skretting (Sp)
- 1995-1999: Eldar Odland (Sp)
- 1999-2003: Gunnar Siqveland (H)
- 2003-2011: Terje Mjåtveit (LL)
- 2011-2015: Mons Skrettingland (H)
- 2015-2023: Jonas Skrettingland (KrF)
- 2023-present: Andreas Bjorland (KrF){{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Ordførar Andreas Bjorland |url=https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Hå kommune |language=no |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026154215/https://www.ha.no/politikk/ordforaren-si-side/ |url-status=dead }}
{{div col end}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|direction = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|footnote = Note: The municipality was dissolved in 1894 and it was recreated in 1964.
|source = Statistics Norway{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1119.pdf |language=Norwegian}} and Norwegian Historical Data Centre{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}
|1855|2859
|1865|3004
|1875|3218
|1891|3409
|1894|3607
|1964|8850
|1970|9978
|1980|12290
|1990|13034
|2000|13921
|2010|16342
|2020|18991
|2023|19649
}}
Geography
Hå municipality is located on the southwestern shore of Norway, along the North Sea. The municipality is located mostly in the very flat, coastal Jæren district. The southeastern part of the municipality begins to get a little hilly and rocky and it marks the border of the Dalane district (located to the south and east). Much of the land in Hå is used for agriculture because of its flat landscape. The river Hååna runs through the municipality. The shoreline of the municipality is marked by the Kvassheim Lighthouse and Obrestad Lighthouse.{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Hå |url=https://snl.no/H%25C3%25A5 |access-date=2016-06-23 |language=no}}
=Settlements=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of the largest villages in Hå{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2015 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. |url=https://www.ssb.no/248689/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2015}} !Name!!Population!!Area (km2)!!Population density per km2 | |||
Brusand | 428 | 0.2 | 2,140 |
Hæen | 588 | 0.43 | 1,367 |
Nærbø | 6,995 | 3.28 | 2,133 |
Ogna | 360 | 0.31 | 1,161 |
Sirevåg | 627 | 0.7 | 896 |
Varhaug | 3,114 | 1.57 | 1,983 |
Vigrestad | 2,116 | 1.18 | 1,793 |
=Weather=
Hå has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb), also known as marine west coast climate. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 16 April{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}} and average date for first freeze in autumn is 10 November{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}} giving a frost-free season of 207 days (1981-2010 average).
{{Weather box
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Obrestad Lighthouse in Hå 1991-2020
|Jan mean C=2.8
|Feb mean C=2
|Mar mean C=3.1
|Apr mean C=5.9
|May mean C=9.1
|Jun mean C=11.7
|Jul mean C=14.3
|Aug mean C=15.1
|Sep mean C=12.9
|Oct mean C=9.2
|Nov mean C=5.9
|Dec mean C=3.6
|year mean C=
|Jan high C=4.4
|Feb high C=3.9
|Mar high C=5.2
|Apr high C=8.4
|May high C=11.5
|Jun high C=14
|Jul high C=16.8
|Aug high C=17.8
|Sep high C=15.1
|Oct high C=11.4
|Nov high C=7.9
|Dec high C=5.5
|year high C=
|Jan low C= 0.4
|Feb low C= -0.3
|Mar low C= 1
|Apr low C=3.4
|May low C=6.5
|Jun low C=9.5
|Jul low C=12.2
|Aug low C=12.7
|Sep low C=10.6
|Oct low C=6.9
|Nov low C=3.6
|Dec low C=1.1
|year low C=
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=132
|Feb precipitation mm=100
|Mar precipitation mm=88
|Apr precipitation mm=67
|May precipitation mm=64
|Jun precipitation mm=67
|Jul precipitation mm=88
|Aug precipitation mm=127
|Sep precipitation mm=130
|Oct precipitation mm=155
|Nov precipitation mm=152
|Dec precipitation mm=130
|year precipitation mm=1309
|unit precipitation days= 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days=15.0
|Feb precipitation days=11.2
|Mar precipitation days=13.3
|Apr precipitation days=11.2
|May precipitation days=11.5
|Jun precipitation days=10.7
|Jul precipitation days=11.4
|Aug precipitation days=13.9
|Sep precipitation days=16.6
|Oct precipitation days=17.5
|Nov precipitation days=18.3
|Dec precipitation days=16.6
|year precipitation days=167.2
|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute (mean, precipitation]{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44080/Norway/Rogaland/H%C3%A5/Obrestad%20fyr}}
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway {{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}
}}
Transportation
The Sørlandet Line runs through the municipality, making several stops. The stations in Hå include Brusand Station, Nærbø Station, Ogna Station, Sirevåg Station, Varhaug Station, and Vigrestad Station.
Notable people
- Jacob Rasch (1669 in Ogna – 1737), the rector of Christiania Cathedral School from 1706 to 1737
- Sven Aarrestad (1850 in Varhaug – 1942), a writer, politician, and leader in the Norwegian temperance movement
- Tor Obrestad (1938 in Hå – 2020), a Norwegian novelist, poet, and documentary writer
- Gunnar Torvund (1948 in Nærbø – 2019), a sculptor
- Kjell Arild Pollestad (born 1949 in Hå), an author, theologian, philologist, and Dominican priest
- Magnus Matningsdal (born 1951 in Hå), a judge and a Supreme Court Justice from 1997
- Helge Torvund (born 1951 in Hå), a psychologist, poet, literary critic, and children's writer
- Geir Pollestad (born 1978 in Høyland), a politician and government minister
- Vidar Nisja (born 1986 in Vigrestad), a football midfielder with 324 club caps
References
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External links
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- [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/ha Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Municipalities of Rogaland
Category:1838 establishments in Norway